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HELSINKI: Finland said on Tuesday that “thousands” of third-country migrants were waiting to cross the border onto its territory from Russia.Finland closed all crossings on its 1,340-kms...
Finland’s Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said his government will reopen two of the eight shuttered border crossings with Russia, the Nordic country’s Yle broadcaster reported Tuesday.
HELSINKI/NUIJAMAA, Finland - Finland early on Saturday closed four crossings on its border with Russia as Helsinki seeks to halt a flow of asylum seekers it says was instigated by Moscow. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Russia has orchestrated an influx of immigrants into Finland, a “hybrid operation” that has forced NATO’s newest member to close its eastern border.
Dozens of additional EU guards will be sent to Finland’s border with Russia this week after Moscow was accused of attempting to destabilise the bloc by funnelling migrants across the frontier.